The composer Jerry Goldsmith died at the age of 75. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Prolific composer and conductor who received an Oscar for his work on The Omen in 1976. His other scores include soundtracks for The Mummy, which won a Saturn Award, and Mulan, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
He was raised by his parents Tessa and Morris Goldsmith. He and his oldest son, Joel, collaborated on the score for Star Trek: First Contact and The Untouchables, and his daughter attended high school with future Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Titanic composer James Horner.
Jerry Goldsmith, a composer whose hundreds of innovative scores for movies and television, from ”Patton” to ”Gunsmoke,” showcased many musical styles, died on Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 75. The cause was cancer, Lois Carruth, his personal assistant, told The Associated Press.
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"I like the variety. But basically my choice of films is a small intimate film. Quiet film, no action, just people in relationships. That’s what I like the most.
"I’ve been using the Mac solely for years, and got very comfortable with it.
"My wife has them all in a vault… a copy of every album.
"If our music survives, which I have no doubt it will, then it will because it is good.